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Pharmacy

Commons · Question 49153 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 May 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of pharmacies above 10,000.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 13 May 2025

For 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework has been increased to £3.073 billion. This represents the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26.The Pharmacy Acc...